contest

noun

1. 比赛；竞赛
   a competition in which people try to win sth
   1. a singing contest
      歌咏比赛
   2. a talent contest
      新秀大奖赛
   3. to enter/win/lose a contest
      参加 / 赢得竞赛；竞赛失败
2. （控制权或权力的）争夺，竞争
   a struggle to gain control or power
   1. a contest for the leadership of the party
      争夺政党的领导权

verb

1. 争取赢得（比赛、选举等）
   to take part in a competition, election, etc. and try to win it
   1. Three candidates contested the leadership.
      有三位候选人角逐领导权。
   2. a hotly/fiercely/keenly contested game (= one in which the players try very hard to win and the scores are close)
      竞争十分激烈的比赛
2. 争辩；就…提出异议
   to formally oppose a decision or statement because you think it is wrong
   1. to contest a will (= try to show that it was not correctly made in law)
      对遗嘱提出质疑
   2. The divorce was not contested.
      这桩离婚案没有人提出异议。

The noun is pronounced /'kɒntest/. The verb is pronounced /kən'test/. 名词读作 /'kɒntest/，动词读作 /kən'test/。


1. See also: Few contests in the recent history of British boxing have been as thrilling. ...a writing contest. beauty contest
2. N-COUNT (权力或控制权的)争夺，竞争
   A contest is a struggle to win power or control.
   1. The state election due in November will be the last such ballot before next year's presidential contest...
      定于11月举行的州选举将是明年总统竞选前最后一次此类投票选举。
   2. ...a clear contest between church and state.
      教会与政府之间明显的争斗
3. VERB 争取赢得(选举、比赛等);角逐
   If someone contests an election or competition, they take part in it and try to win it.
   1. He quickly won his party's nomination to contest the elections.
      他很快获得了本党提名,角逐大选。
   2. ...a closely contested regional flower show.
      各方争奇斗艳、难分高下的地区花卉展
4. VERB 争辩;对…提出异议
   If you contest a statement or decision, you object to it formally because you think it is wrong or unreasonable.
   1. Your former employer has to reply within 14 days in order to contest the case...
      你的前任雇主若对本案存有异议，必须在14天内予以答复。
   2. Gender discrimination is a hotly contested issue.
      性别歧视是一个争论激烈的话题。

1. It is still a close contest between two leading opposition parties
   这仍然是两大主要反对党之间一场势均力敌的较量。
2. Few contests in the recent history of British boxing have been as thrilling.
   英国近年的拳击比赛中很少有如此激动人心的。
3. The state election due in November will be the last such ballot before next year's presidential contest
   定于11月举行的州选举将是明年总统竞选前最后一次此类投票选举。
4. He quickly won his party's nomination to contest the elections.
   他很快获得了本党提名，角逐大选。
5. Your former employer has to reply within 14 days in order to contest the case
   你的前任雇主若对本案存有异议，必须在14天内予以答复。
6. Gender discrimination is a hotly contested issue.
   性别歧视是一个争论激烈的话题。
7. I'm going to be emceeing a costume contest
   我将担任一场扮装比赛的司仪。
8. This has stripped the contest down to its essentials.
   这就使比赛精简到最基本的环节。
9. Gerald was no longer the odds-on favourite to win the contest
   杰拉尔德不再是有望赢得比赛的热门人选。
10. The contest was as much about personalities as it was about politics.
    竞赛比手段策略，也比个性。
11. The contest has become personalised, if not bitter.
    这场角逐开始针对个人了，甚至话语也变得尖刻起来。
12. The latest opinion polls are predicting a very close contest
    最近的民意测验预测竞争将会非常激烈。
13. At the age of 18, she won first prize in a talent contest.
    18岁那年，她在一次大奖赛中获得一等奖。
14. It was an uneven contest.
    这是一场不公平的竞赛。
15. Players are warned, fined and can even be disqualified for unsporting actions in the heat of contest.
    在激烈的竞赛中，缺乏体育道德的选手会被警告、罚款乃至撤销比赛资格。
16. The Prime Minister is now 64 years old and in all probability this will be the last election that he is likely to contest
    首相现年64岁，这多半将会是他可能参加的最后一次选举了。
17. Our team led all the others in the contest.
    我们队在比赛中占先。
18. The athletes displayed great tenacity throughout the contest.
    运动员在比赛中表现出坚韧的斗志。
19. In a reading contest, his daughter carried away the bell.
    在一次朗读比赛中，他的女儿得胜了。
20. The award for the oratorical contest was made by a jury of nine professors.
    演讲比赛的裁决由九位教授组成的评判委员会作出。
21. He has easily won the preliminary contest for the high jump.
    他轻松地通过了跳高预赛。
22. This is man's contest with nature.
    这是人与大自然的搏斗。
23. One either can take part in this contest through self-recommendation or can be nominated by others.
    参加本次竞赛既可自荐，也可他荐。
24. She had to contest against a very strong opponent for the championship.
    她必须与强手角逐争夺冠军。
25. The players with the most accumulated points at the end of the contest win the prizes.
    比赛结束时积分最高的运动员将获得该奖。
26. They had an equal contest.
    他们开展了势均力敌的竞赛。
27. A contest developed for the position of minister of foreign affairs.
    一场争夺外交使节职位的角逐展开了。
28. She took the first place in the beauty contest.
    她在选美比赛中得了第一名。
29. I had to contest with deep-rooted prejudice.
    我得和根深蒂固的偏见作斗争。

  match competition contest game【导航词义：比赛，竞赛】

  match n. 〈尤英〉比赛

〔辨析〕通常指体育比赛，一般在两人或两队之间进行。

  competition n. 比赛，竞赛

〔辨析〕指体育比赛或知识、技巧等方面的比赛。

  contest n. 比赛，竞赛

〔辨析〕尤指某种技能活动或体育运动的比赛。

  game n. 比赛

〔辨析〕泛指有一定规则的比赛，如游戏、体育运动等。

n.

be no contest

• （表示竞争中的一方过于强大或出色）完全不是对手，毫无竞争可言
  used to say that one side in a competition is so much stronger or better than the other that it is sure to win easily

noun

1. a struggle between rivals

2. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

   Synonym:    competition

verb

1. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
   1. They contested the outcome of the race

   Synonym:    contendrepugn